WE ACT for Environmental Justice

WE ACT for Environmental Justice WE ACT builds healthy communities by ensuring that low income, people of color participate in the creation of environmental health policies and practices.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice is Northern Manhattan's proactive community health watchdog, advocating and advancing measures to shape an environment that improves the quality of life for residents of a historically underrepresented area. WE ACT began its successful history by becoming the driving force in the creation of Harlem Piers Park, forming a design committee whose open space vision was ultimately accepted by the city as a better use of the abandoned piers that were projected to become a hotel. WE ACT also spearheaded the implementation of more stringent bus pollution standards, suing the MTA for opening its eighth bus depot in Northern Manhattan and helping to make a strong case that led them to switch from diesel fuel. to hybrid electrics that reduce tailpipe emissions by 95%. WE ACT's ability to build effective coalitions within the community helped deter the city from expanding a waste facility in Northern Manhattan and influenced the City Council to pass a strong lead poisoning standard. Its experienced leadership and a vast network of municipal, state and national contacts on make it a meaningful voice for environmental progress on all levels of government. Working research partnerships with Columbia University, Montefiore Medical Center and Mt Sinai Hospital provide unparalleled credibility: one of One of WE ACT's Columbia research projects was used as justification for a fine particulate standard that was adapted by the EPA and upheld by the US Supreme Court. Policy work is not that visible: effecting change often takes years and WE ACT will stay with an issue until an acceptable solution is in place. Its groundbreaking grassroots efforts ultimately improve the well-being of all New Yorkers and provide a national blueprint for communities facing similar challenges.

: Dangerous deregulatory in the ‘Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act’ (BAAJA) being negotiated in Congress...
10/09/2026

: Dangerous deregulatory in the ‘Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act’ (BAAJA) being negotiated in Congress.

A coalition of national organizations representing thousands of frontline, environmental justice, and Indigenous communities across the U.S. are joining together to push back - read more and share: bit.ly/baajadirtydeal or LINK IN BIO!

Tell your Congressional Reps NO to deregulatory permitting proposals like that put corporate interests ahead of communities

Climate Justice Alliance Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) , Western Environmental Law Center Western Environmental Law Center , GreenLatinos GreenLatinos , Indigenous Environmental Network Indigenous Environmental Network

Despite campaigning on energy affordability, the Trump administration’s policies have instead given people across the U....
10/07/2026

Despite campaigning on energy affordability, the Trump administration’s policies have instead given people across the U.S. higher energy bills and more pollution. But there is a solution: energy‑efficiency upgrades and renewable energy. They not only lower energy bills but also improve indoor air quality and health, and make homes more resilient to increasingly extreme weather.

Read more and share: LINK IN BIO!

✅TOMORROW! Wednesday, October 7, join WE ACT’S Federal Research Manager Manuel Salgado for a national virtual press conf...
10/06/2026

✅TOMORROW! Wednesday, October 7, join WE ACT’S Federal Research Manager Manuel Salgado for a national virtual press conference hosted by GreenLatinos, ‘Who Pays the Price? Latino Families and the Rising Cost of Climate Disasters.’ Sign up and share: LINK IN BIO!

Panelists will discuss how climate disasters are increasing costs for Latino families and what could happen as federal climate protections are weakened.

Panelists include:
- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.),
- Armon Alex, Gulf of Mexico Youth Climate Summit
- Manuel Salgado, Federal Research Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
- Ean Thomas Tafoya, Vice President of State Programs, GreenLatinos

10/06/2026

⚡️☀️OF COURSE communities most impacted by pollution and climate change want clean energy...deregulation is NOT the answer. Read more and share our statement on the latest deregulatory effort: LINK IN BIO!

“We cannot allow the lies to continue, as the facts are clear: If this backroom permitting reform deal is pushed through, it will enable a no-guardrails buildout of dangerous projects that will harm our health and environment, drive up energy costs, and violate our rights.”

Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), Western Environmental Law Center, GreenLatinos, Indigenous Environmental Network

Our Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager, Eric Walker, will join the Solar & Storage as Affordability Tools panel at the...
10/06/2026

Our Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager, Eric Walker, will join the Solar & Storage as Affordability Tools panel at the New York Solar Energy Industries Association’s 2026 Annual Conference.

📆 Wednesday, October 14th, 4:00 PM

📍 Albany Capital Center
55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY

The conference runs October 13th-14th. Register at the link in bio.

Despite gutting the State’s climate law earlier this year, Governor Hochul has made it easier for New Yorkers to enroll ...
10/06/2026

Despite gutting the State’s climate law earlier this year, Governor Hochul has made it easier for New Yorkers to enroll in the Energy Affordability Program (EAP).

The expansion more than doubles the number of households eligible for monthly discounts, which could save hundreds of dollars a year on utility costs. The goal is to bring a typical utility bill below 6% of household income, which, curiously, was one of the three things we advocated for in the NY HEAT Act.

See if you’re eligible at the link in bio.

East Harlem, we want to hear from you. Join us Wednesday, October 21st, 6:00–8:00 PM at El Museo del Barrio (1230 Fifth ...
10/05/2026

East Harlem, we want to hear from you. Join us Wednesday, October 21st, 6:00–8:00 PM at El Museo del Barrio (1230 Fifth Avenue) for the State of East Harlem Community Town Hall.

Share your ideas and concerns about air quality, extreme heat, flooding, the Second Avenue Subway, and our waterfront, and help shape an actionable plan to improve East Harlem for current residents.

Free and open to the public. RSVP at the link in bio or https://weact.org/events/state-of-east-harlem-town-hall/

Hosted with:
Center for Justice Innovation
East Harlem COAD
CIVITAS inc
El Museo del Barrio
Uptown Grand Central
Hunter College

Join us and Neighborhoods for a Sustainable Future on Saturday, October 17th for an EJNYC Community Engagement Session i...
10/05/2026

Join us and Neighborhoods for a Sustainable Future on Saturday, October 17th for an EJNYC Community Engagement Session in Staten Island!

Come talk with your neighbors about flooding, safe and quality transit, and healthy homes. We’ll use the EJNYC Report to dig into the environmental justice issues affecting your borough, then work together on solutions. Everything shared will go into a final community report for the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice , so they hear directly from you.

Open to the whole community. Translation, childcare, and food will be provided.

📆 Saturday, October 17th, 12:00-4:00 PM

📍 Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301

Details, sign-up, and the accessibility form at the link in bio.

Supporting partners: Nonprofit Staten Island
Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Mark your calendar for our October Membership & Community Meeting! We’ll recap Climate Week and share some of the issues...
10/05/2026

Mark your calendar for our October Membership & Community Meeting! We’ll recap Climate Week and share some of the issues we’re working on right now.

📆 Saturday, October 10th
10:00 AM-1:00 PM

📍Where:

Prince Hall
454 W 155th St (at St. Nicholas Ave)
New York, NY 10032
RSVP at the link in bio.

09/29/2026

Address

1854 Amsterdam Avenue (at 152nd St)
New York, NY
10031

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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